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The Biggest Loser
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When I was just ; a little girl
my Daddy told me how things worked in this world
he told me there were the losers & the winners
and he said Daughter,
make sure to keep on the right side of the tracks
he made sure to tell me to walk with my head up high
So high that other people looked ; really tiny down below
Any problem he settled with a fistfight he never lost
& To my eyes, that's what it looked like to be a Hero
So I lived my life following this principle
Straight A's & living easy, getting off on good looks & charm
Never had to work real hard to get anything I wanted
& any problem I settled with a fistfight I never lost
Then, one day, Life sent me a strange Man
to teach me a different thing I had to learn
He tried to tell me "Crow Jane,
Dont you hold your head so High"
But I dont think I got just what he meant
I couldnt see how well he really meant it
I couldnt see the Love he had for me
That winner or loser, didnt mean shit to him
& all I could do was respond the way I knew how
Now this Man
was the Love of my Life
& if I lose him I may as well lay down & die
Who's the Biggest Loser Now, wont you tell me
& all I got left to do is hang my head & cry
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I shouldnt be the one crying
when you're the one who's gotten hurt
I always end up fucking up
I thought this time would be different
I paint my walls
clean out my yard
clean up my act
now tell me what ?
sometimes I feel like I might die
a cat cant replace the love of your life
I take care of him like he's our son
& without him I'd be long gone
I shouldnt be the one crying
when you're the one who's gotten hurt
but I cant go through a day
without my heart wanting to burst
did it again
same old refrain
must this shit always be the same
I shouldnt be the one crying
but somehow I end up bawling
I can barely stand up my ground
dont know how I carry myself around
I did the crime
I'll do my time
no point for me to complain & whine
I guess I had it coming all this time
I believed it could be different this time
dont wanna be this fuckin witch
dont wanna act like a fuckin bitch
I love you more than words can say
If you love me too, you'll be back some day
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deconstruct yourself
x-ray your soul
dissect your heart
write down your dreams
write them down carefully
with just the right words
dont make a mistake
this is a work of art
this has to be a job of extreme precision
it’s now or never
you do it right or you dont, forever
chisel off every fuckin microcospic grain of gangrene
chop off envy, jealousy, fear and those ten other extra limbs you’ve been carrying around for years
doesnt it feel good to stop being a monster
i’ll miss the shock factor
but other than that
it’s gonna feel light as the breeze
let it go, you dont need this shit
let it go
this is not who you are,
it’s only a familiar cage around you
it’s easier to hold on to what you’ve always known
but this recipe dont work anymore
not with this new score
everything is different now
when you cut down a tree
you feel like the world is dying
you forgot the incredible resilience of love
I’ve been re-arranging my bones
and my bloodcells
a work of art under my skin
and the pain is like a broken limb in a cast
hurt but healing
i’m still gonna be the girl
who does things you only see in movies
i’m still gonna be the girl
who cant play games & who sends too many love texts
i’m just not gonna be the girl who makes you cry anymore
i’m gonna take out my pocket knife
and carve off her shadow from mine
& when you see me you wont recognize me
& when you see me again you will recognize me without a doubt
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Izalixe Straightheart Vancouver, British Columbia
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